England Six Nations title 'fantastic achievement' - Jones

England Six Nations title 'fantastic achievement' - Jones
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England coach Eddie Jones hailed a “fantastic achievement” by his team after they won the Six Nations for the first time since 2011 when Scotland

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England coach Eddie Jones hailed a “fantastic achievement” by his team after they won the Six Nations for the first time since 2011 when Scotland beat France on Sunday.

France remained on four points after losing 29-18 to Scotland and cannot overhaul Jones’s side when they meet in Paris on Saturday with England looking to complete the grand slam.

England, who secured a thrilling 25-21 victory over Wales on Saturday, have a maximum eight points from four matches and have secured the Six Nations title for only the second time since their 2003 World Cup triumph.

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“It’s a fantastic achievement,” Jones told BBC Sport.

“We’ve made sure the players are responsible, we play in a style that suits our resources and the players enjoy themselves.”

England were knocked out of the World Cup on home soil last year after losing at Twickenham to Wales and Australia in the group stage.

Coach Stuart Lancaster was sacked after the tournament and Jones appointed as England’s first foreign coach in November.

The Australian paid particular tribute to his blind-side flanker Chris Robshaw, the team captain under Lancaster who was widely criticised following the World Cup debacle.

“To be splashed on the papers, basically the villain of English rugby, and have to endure the captaincy debate, which I didn’t help but was necessary,” Jones said.

“To come back and play such a pivotal role in the resurrection of the team, I think it is just outstanding,” Jones added.

“It would have been easy for him to go back to Harlequins and ply his trade there and have a nice easy life but he really wanted to continue playing for England.”

Robshaw has made the adjustments himself, Jones said.

“The guidance I’ve given him is what can his new goals be — he can be the best number six in European rugby,” the Australian added.

“If you were picking a Six Nations team now, he would definitely get in a best 15 at number six.”

Results

06/02/2016
France

France
23-21
Italy

Italy

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06/02/2016
Scotland

Scotland
9-15
England

England

07/02/2016
Ireland

Ireland
16-16
Wales

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Wales

13/02/2016
France

France
10-9
Ireland

Ireland

13/02/2016
Wales

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Wales
27-23
Scotland

Scotland

14/02/2016
Italy

Italy
9-40
England

England

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26/02/2016
Wales

Wales
19-10
France

France

27/02/2016
Italy

Italy
20-36
Scotland

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Scotland

27/02/2016
England

England
21-10
Ireland

Ireland

12/03/2016
Ireland

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Ireland
58-15
Italy

Italy

12/03/2016
England

England
25-21
Wales

Wales

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13/03/2016
Scotland

Scotland
29-18
France

France

19/03/2016
Wales

Wales
15:30
Italy

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Italy

19/03/2016
Ireland

Ireland
18:00
Scotland

Scotland

19/03/2016
France

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France
21:00
England

England

Table

1
England

England
8 points

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2
Wales

Wales
5 points

3
Scotland

Scotland
4 points

4
France

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France
4 points

5
Ireland

Ireland
3 point

6
Italy

Italy
0 point

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